Beach music, also known as Carolina beach music, and to a lesser extent, Beach pop, is a regional genre of music in the United States which developed from
rock/
R&B and
pop music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former descri ...
of the 1950s and 1960s. Beach music is most closely associated with the style of dance known as the shag, or the
Carolina shag
The Carolina shag is a partner dance done primarily to beach music (100-130+ beats per minute in 4/4 time signature). Today, the shag is a recognized dance in national and international dance competitions.
Technique
The basic step in Carolina S ...
, which is also the official state dance of both
North Carolina
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and
South Carolina
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. Recordings with a 4/4 "
blues shuffle" rhythmic structure and moderate-to-fast tempo are the most popular music for the shag, and the vast majority of the music in this genre fits that description.
Though primarily confined to a small regional fan base, specifically to "
Grand Strand
The Grand Strand is an arc of beach land on the Atlantic Ocean in South Carolina, United States, extending more than from Little River to Winyah Bay. It is located in Horry and Georgetown Counties on the NE South Carolina coast.
The term G ...
" communities such as
Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach is a resort city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is located in the center of a long and continuous stretch of beach known as "The Grand Strand" in the northeastern part of the state. Its ...
,
Carolina Beach, and the
Golden Isles of Georgia, in its early days what is now known as Carolina beach music was instrumental in bringing about wider acceptance of R&B music among the white population nationwide. Thus it was a contributory factor in both the birth of rock and roll and the later development of
soul music
Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in the African American community throughout the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It has its roots in African-American gospel music and rhythm and blues. Soul music became ...
as a subgenre of R&B.
While the older styles of R&B have faded from popularity nationally, the Carolina shag has gained wide popularity in dance circles around the US. This has not generally led to increased appreciation for the music of the beach bands, however. Many of these new shag dance aficionados prefer the "R&B oldies" and/or shagging to currently popular tunes that happen to have the required beat. As more networking is being done on the Internet among shag deejays and beach music fans nationwide, however, there is a growing acceptance of the regional bands by the "new shaggers".
History
Origins: 1950s
Historical accounts of beach music as it relates to the development of this dance are often conflicting, but most agree that the
Ocean Drive section of
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is where the beach/shag phenomenon had its greatest impact among vacationing teenagers and college students. The early development started around 1950.
In the period from roughly the end of
World War II
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through the mid-1950s, many white youth in the
still-segregated South could not always hear the compelling music of primarily black popular recording artists in their home towns. At the time, much of these recordings were characterized as "
race music
African-American music is an umbrella term covering a diverse range of music and musical genres largely developed by African Americans and their culture. Their origins are in musical forms that first came to be due to the condition of slavery ...
", a term later replaced by "R&B." In some communities, this remained in effect even after racial desegregation was implemented in the region. However, young people flocked to the bars and pavilions of the Carolina beaches where the shag was gaining popularity, R&B along with
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...
instrumentals by artists such as
Earl Bostic
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ruled the
jukebox
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es, and the "beach clubs" where R&B artists performed live also thrived. Even though toward the end of the 1960s more and more such clubs with similar jukebox selections and live band performances opened in locations other than the beach resorts, the term "Beach Music" which began to emerge in the mid-1960s, keyed off of the memorable experiences of dancing the shag to this music at venues by the sea.
A major contributing influence upon this musical affinity beginning in the late 1940s was radio station
WLAC
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in
Nashville, Tennessee
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, which blanketed the Southeast with everything from R&B to
blues and more. Stations with similar playlists began to emerge in the Carolinas and surrounding states throughout the late 1950s and the 1960s, increasing the popularity of the music across racial lines and contributing to the increasing popularity of the emerging new gospel-infused R&B sound, soul music.
Among the most popular and influential R&B artists who produced "beach records" in the 1950s and 1960s were
the Dominoes,
the Drifters
The Drifters are several American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal groups. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, formed in ...
,
the Clovers
The Clovers are an American rhythm and blues/ doo-wop vocal group who became one of the biggest selling acts of the 1950s.The Guinness Who's Who of Fifties Music. General Editor: Colin Larkin. First published 1993 (UK). . The Clovers p77. They ha ...
,
Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs were an American doo-wop/ R&B vocal group in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Originally the (Royal) Charms, the band changed its name to the Gladiolas in 1957 and the Excellos in 1958, before finally settling o ...
,
the Tams
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,
the Tymes
The Tymes are an American soul vocal group who enjoyed equal success in the United Kingdom and in their homeland. They are one of the few acts to have one and only one chart-topper in both the US and UK with different songs.
Early career
The ...
,
the Temptations
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, the
Four Tops, and the
Chairmen of the Board
Chairmen of the Board is an American-Canadian, Detroit, Michigan-based soul music group, who saw their greatest commercial success in the 1970s.
Recording career
General Johnson (1941–2010) had a hit as the lead singer of The Showmen in th ...
. Beginning in the 1960s, pop records that had the right tempo came to be included within the beach music genre. Among the best-known examples are "
More Today Than Yesterday" by
the Spiral Starecase
The Spiral Starecase was an American pop band, best known for its 1969 single "More Today Than Yesterday".
The band, from Sacramento, California, United States, was recognizable for its horns and lead singer/guitarist Pat Upton's voice. The g ...
, and "
Build Me Up Buttercup" by British soul band
the Foundations
The Foundations were a British soul band (m. 1967–1970). The group's background was: West Indian, White British, and Sri Lankan. Their 1967 debut single " Baby Now That I've Found You" reached number one in the UK and Canada, and number e ...
. While some of the "beach hits" by these artists appeared on the R&B and rock and roll charts nationally, a great many of them were "
B-sides
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"—or even more obscure recordings that never charted at all. With this penchant for obscure R&B, especially from the 1960s, beach music has much in common with the
northern soul phenomenon in the
UK, and perhaps even more with the
popcorn sound in
Belgium
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.
Transition and renewal: mid-1960s to early 1970s
Another wave of artists, known today as the "beach bands" came into prominence in the mid-1960s to early 1970s, heavily influenced by the sound of
Motown and the other prominent R&B labels of the day such as
Atlantic Records,
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, etc. These included the nationally-charting groups
The Swingin' Medallions
The Swingin' Medallions are an American beach music group from Greenwood, South Carolina, United States.
History
The band was formed as The Medallions in 1962 adding the "Swingin'" in 1965; possibly as a tribute to the Swingin' Travelers, an R& ...
,
The O'Kaysions, The Tassels, and
Bill Deal and the Rhondels
Bill Deal & the Rhondels were an American pop band, formed in 1959
retrieved October 29, 2013. in Portsmouth, Virginia, crossing ...
.
This wave of primarily white R&B artists was part of a strong but nationally short-lived musical trend known as
blue-eyed soul.
Revival: 1980s
In the 1980s, beach music enjoyed a major revival in the Carolinas, thanks largely to the formation of a loose-knit organization known as The Society of Stranders (SOS). Originally intended as a relatively small social gathering of shag enthusiasts, "beach diggers" and former lifeguards meeting yearly in the Ocean Drive section of North Myrtle Beach, S.O.S. quickly grew to become a major Spring event.
The Tams
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and Chairmen came back to Beach Music scene.
At around the same time, a
fanzine called ''It Will Stand'' (from the song of that name by
The Showmen) began to delve into the history of beach music. Concurrent with the new enthusiasm for the shag, and an increased emphasis on the roots of the music came a period of revival for many of the beach bands that had come to prominence in the 1960s. In addition to these groups, younger artists began to emerge, either as members of established groups, or with groups of their own. Dedicated beach music charts began to appear, tracking the musical tastes of shaggers and other aficionados of the genre. The number of regional radio stations playing beach music began to increase substantially.
In 1981, Virginia entrepreneur John Aragona sponsored the first Beach Music Awards show at the Convention Center in Myrtle Beach. He would sponsor and produce two more TV Specials over the next several years. In the late 1980s interest in Beach Music was revived and expanded. On November 19, 1988, live from Reynolds Coliseum, on the campus of
North Carolina State University, "The Third Annual Beach Music Awards" was videotaped by Creative Center, a Los Angeles-based TV production company. The Awards show featured 20 of Beach music's stars and groups, ten Los Angeles based dancers, 20 professional shag dancers, and a twenty-piece back-up band, performing 50 of beach music hits.
The 3rd Annual Beach Music Awards TV Special was produced by Ron Dunn and Susan B. Donovan. Ron Dunn, DGA, served as director and writer, along with Susan B. Donovan (choreographer), and the show's executive producer, John X. Aragona. One of the key factors was a new song by
O.C. Smith, "Brenda", written and produced by Charles Wallert. "Brenda" was on the national Billboard charts for three months and became the number one beach music song for two years. "Brenda" was nominated for six Awards and won five at the Third Annual Beach Music Awards. The telecasts of the Beach Music Awards in the 1990s (the footage appears in TV shows currently being broadcast) brought new awareness to the wide appeal of this music. Aragona spent more than 30 years promoting beach music.
These shows set the stage for the CAMMY Awards show, first held at
Salisbury, North Carolina in 1995. The shows soon moved to Charlotte and then to
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where they are still an annual event under their new name, The Carolina Beach Music Awards (CBMA). The CAMMY (CBMA) show has turned into a five-day-long showcase and party for the fans and the bands, with shows all along the strip in NMB. It culminates in a show at the Alabama Theatre. Chuck Jackson and William Bell were the national stars featured in 2009, backed by the Craig Woolard Band and the Band of Oz respectively.
The best of beach music from the early decades, from both national and regional artists, is known today as "classic beach". However, there is more to beach music than just the
oldies
Oldies is a term for musical genres such as pop music, rock and roll, doo-wop, surf music (broadly characterized as classic rock and pop rock) from the second half of the 20th century, specifically from around the mid-1950s to the 1980s, as ...
. New recordings in this style are being produced regularly as part of the regional music industry in the Southeastern United States. While the terms "beach music" and "Carolina beach music" are still used, the increasing popularity of the shag (and to distance the genre from California-based music often associated with beaches such as
yacht rock
Yacht rock (originally known as the West Coast sound[That ' ...](_blank)
and
surf music
Surf music (or surf rock, surf pop, or surf guitar) is a genre of rock music associated with surf culture, particularly as found in Southern California. It was especially popular from 1958 to 1964 in two major forms. The first is instrumental su ...
) has led to it sometimes being identified as "shag music". Many websites have lately begun to refer to this music as "beach & shag".
Influences and related genres
In a related trend, since the year 2000, there has been a steady increase in the popularity of Southern Soul, led by such R&B labels as
Ecko
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and
Malaco
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. These labels feature both original and new artists of "the old school", and sometimes turn out recordings aimed specifically at the beach/shag market. An example of this is "I'm in a Beach Music Mood" by
Rick Lawson. In addition, at least one dedicated Beach act,
General Johnson and the Chairmen of the Board, charted both nationally and internationally with their brand of Southern Soul - sometimes with songs that were not aimed specifically at the beach and shag market, such as "Three Women". In 1994. General Johnson released a beach music version of
The Ramones
The Ramones were an American punk rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first true punk rock group. Despite achieving a limited commercial appeal in the United S ...
' punk anthem "
Rockaway Beach" as a duet with
Joey Ramone
Jeffrey Ross Hyman (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001), known professionally as Joey Ramone, was an American musician, best known as the lead singer and a founding member of the punk rock band Ramones. His image, voice, and his tenure with the R ...
as part of the collection "Godchildren of Soul." In its October 15, 2010 edition, the ''New York Times'' obituary for General Johnson referred to "beach music" as an "upbeat brand of rhythm and blues".
Jimmy Buffett cites beach music as a major influence. His CD ''Beach House on the Moon'' was intended as an homage to the genre. Though it featured The Tams, and for a while they toured with him as vocalists, the CD did not yield any tunes that were big hits with beach music fans. However, it may have been influential in popular country music. Since that release, there have been others by artists associated with Buffett that have had that "perfect shag beat" and a beach music feel to them. Some have become hits with shaggers, including "Drift Away" and "Follow Me" by
Uncle Kracker
Matthew Shafer (born June 6, 1974), also known by his stage name Uncle Kracker, is an American singer and musician. He was previously a turntablist for Kid Rock's backing group Twisted Brown Trucker and since 1999 has recorded as a solo artist. ...
, "
Need You Now" by
Lady Antebellum
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, "Why Don't We Just Dance" by
Josh Turner
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, "
Some Beach
"Some Beach" is a song written by Rory Feek and Paul Overstreet and recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released in July 2004 as the second single from Shelton's 2004 album '' Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill''. The song b ...
" by
Blake Shelton
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, "Old Love Song" by the
Zac Brown Band
Zac Brown Band is an American country music band based in Atlanta, Georgia. The lineup consists of Zac Brown (lead vocals, guitar), Jimmy De Martini ( fiddle, vocals), John Driskell Hopkins (bass guitar, guitar, baritone guitar, banjo, ukul ...
, and "
When the Sun Goes Down" by
Kenny Chesney
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. Just as was the case with "Dancing, Shagging on the Boulevard" by
Alabama
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in the 1990s, these country-flavored songs went over well on the dance floor regionally but did not please the more R&B oriented beach music fans. They did, however, impact the growing national "shag" dance scene to some degree.
Pop and rock artists have also contributed to beach music in recent years. Among the most notable are
Rod Stewart,
Delbert McClinton
Delbert McClinton (born November 4, 1940) is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist.
From his first professional stage appearance in 1957 to his most recent national tour in 2018, ...
,
Elton John,
The Rolling Stones
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,
The Eagles
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,
Phil Collins,
Kelly Clarkson
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,
Pharrell Williams,
Robin Thicke
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,
Bruno Mars
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,
Charlie Puth
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, and
Justin Timberlake, all of whom have had records that performed well on the regional beach music charts.
Boz Scaggs had a concert at North Carolina.
In addition to these country and pop connections for the music, the pure R&B aspects of it have led to a kind of cultural cross-fertilization of beach and shag music with the northern soul scene in the UK and elsewhere. This has been due in large part to communication between DJs of the respective genres on the Internet. "'Fessa John Hook's Endless Summer Network" has a weekly program featuring noted northern soul deejay Kev Roberts that is streamed online, and there are plans for its programming to also be carried on
satellite radio in
Europe
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.
Carolina beach music was featured on the soundtrack of ''
Shag
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** European shag, a specific species of the shag or cormorant family
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...
'', a 1989 film starring
Bridget Fonda and
Phoebe Cates
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, filmed in part at the
Myrtle Beach Pavilion and other Grand Strand locations. Though not a wholly accurate portrayal, with the actresses' uneven attempts at Upstate Carolina accents especially notable, many viewers consider it an agreeable and entertaining "coming of age" movie, with a good soundtrack and some excellent shagging. Not widely popular in its initial release, ''Shag'' has become something of a
cult film. No doubt it has helped to foster and maintain some interest beyond the Carolinas for beach and shag music.
The novel ''
Beach Music
Beach music, also known as Carolina beach music, and to a lesser extent, Beach pop, is a regional genre of music in the United States which developed from rock/ R&B and pop music of the 1950s and 1960s. Beach music is most closely associate ...
'' by South Carolina author
Pat Conroy
Donald Patrick Conroy (October 26, 1945 – March 4, 2016) was an American author who wrote several acclaimed novels and memoirs; his books '' The Water is Wide'', ''The Lords of Discipline'', ''The Prince of Tides'' and '' The Great Santini'' w ...
takes its title from this regional genre of music. The novel's protagonist, Jack McCall, seeks to get his daughter, Leah, more in touch with her Southern roots. He does this by introducing her to the shag and to classic beach music. He describes The Drifters' song, "Save the Last Dance for Me" in this way: "This is your Mama's and my favorite song. We fell in love dancing to it." His brother, Dupree McCall, also tells Leah that "Carolina beach music is the holiest sound on earth."
Radio airplay
Full-time Beach Music
Carolina Shag Radio (Channel 701) a channel on Sirius XM satellite radio
Riptide Radio(
webcaster).
Beach Shag Rhythm & Blues Radio (
webcaster).
SOS Radio (
webcaster)
Airs Beach Music part-time, or as part of a specialty show
*
VL3PBS/106.7FM:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
*
WFLO-FM/95.7 FM:
Farmville, Virginia
*
WIOZ-FM
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/102.5 FM:
Southern Pines, North Carolina
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History
Southern Pines was founded as a winter health resort for Northerners. As of 1898, it was a sundo ...
*
WIZS/1450 AM:
Henderson, North Carolina
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History
The city was named in honor of former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Leonard Henderson, w ...
(simulcasts on FM translator W261DK/100.1 MHz)
*
WKXB
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History
WKXB launched as WPGF-FM, sister station to 1470/ WPG ...
/99.9 FM:
Wilmington, North Carolina
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With a population of 115,451 at the 2020 census, it is the eighth most populous city in the state. Wilmington is t ...
*
WLON
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/1050 AM:
Lincolnton, North Carolina
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(simulcasts on translator W298CK/107.5 MHz)
*WMTG-LP/88.1 FM: Mount Gilead, North Carolina
*
WOHS
WOHS (1390 AM broadcasting, AM) is a commercial radio, commercial radio station in Shelby, North Carolina. It is owned by KTC Broadcasting and broadcasts an oldies radio format, featuring beach music.
By day, WOHS transmits with 700 watts, ut to ...
/1390 AM:
Shelby, North Carolina
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History
The area was originally ...
(simulcasts on FM translator W268CU/101.5 MHz)
*
WOYS/106.5 FM:
Carrabelle, Florida
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*
WRLY-LP
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History
Triangle Access Broadcasting, Inc. was awarded the first construction permit to build an LPFM station in the Raleigh area, signi ...
/93.5 FM:
Raleigh, North Carolina
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*
WNCT-FM
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/107.9 FM:
Greenville, North Carolina
*
WNNC
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/1230 AM; Newton-Conover, North Carolina
*
WRBK/90.3 FM:
Richburg, South Carolina
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History
The Elliott House and Landsford Plantation House are listed on the National Register of His ...
*
WSGE/91.7 FM:
Dallas, North Carolina
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*
WSWO-LP
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Brief history
The station originally signed on as WOXR-LP in September 2004, switching to i ...
/97.3 FM:
Huber Heights/
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater D ...
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WYBO/92.9 FM:
Waynesboro, Georgia
Waynesboro is a city in Burke County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,766 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Burke County. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area.
Waynesboro is known as "The Bird Dog Ca ...
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WTRG/97.9 FM:
Gaston, North Carolina
Gaston is a town in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,152 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The Gaston School was listed on the N ...
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WZMJ
WZMJ (93.1 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Batesburg, South Carolina and serving the Columbia metropolitan area. It broadcasts a classic hits radio format and is owned by the Midlands Media Group, LLC. WZMJ calls itself "93. ...
/93.1 FM:
Lexington, South Carolina
See also
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Northern Soul
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City pop
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References
External links
Carolina Beach Music Awards - Official SiteBeach Music Association International (BMAI)Shagdance.com -- The Official Site of SOS/ACSC
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